ASUS RT AC1200GP vs TPLINK Archer A6 v3

VS

ASUS RT-AC1200GP

TP-LINK Archer A6 v3.0

We compared the ASUS RT AC1200GP (AC1200) with Broadcom BCM47189 1-core processor and the TPLINK Archer A6 v3 (AC1200) with MediaTek MT7621DAT 2-core processor. You will find out which router performs better in benchmark tests, wireless specifications, and other information.

Main Differences

ASUS RT AC1200GP Advantages

Higher CPU Performance (900MHz vs 880MHz)

Faster Wireless Speed (867Mbps vs 300Mbps)

TPLINK Archer A6 v3 Advantages

Faster Wireless Speed (867Mbps vs 300Mbps)

Score

benchmark

DMIPS performance

ASUS RT AC1200GP

1710

TPLINK Archer A6 v3 +64%

2816

ASUS RT AC1200GP

VS

TPLINK Archer A6 v3

General

Jan 2016

Release Date

-

Wi-Fi 5

Wireless Protocol

Wi-Fi 5

AC1200

Series

AC1200

-

3rd Party ROM Support

Yes

CPU Performance

Broadcom BCM47189

Processor

MediaTek MT7621DAT

ARM Cortex-A7

CPU Architecture

MIPS 1004Kc

900 MHz x1

CPU Performance

880 MHz x2

16 MiB

Flash ROM

16 MiB

128 MiB

RAM

128 MiB

Radio Band 1

5 GHz

Frequency Band

2.4 GHz

Broadcom BCM47189

Wireless Chip

MediaTek MT7603EN

867 Mbps

Wireless Speed

300 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

2 spatial streams 2x2

Radio Band 2

2.4 GHz

Frequency Band

5 GHz

Broadcom BCM43217

Wireless Chip

MediaTek MT7613BEN

300 Mbps

Wireless Speed

867 Mbps

2 spatial streams 2x2

MIMO Specification

2 spatial streams 2x2

Wireless Parameters

MU-MIMO

MIMO

MU-MIMO

80 MHz

Channel Bandwidth

-

LAN Parameters

Broadcom BCM53125

Switch Chip

MediaTek MT7621DAT

1 GbE x4

LAN Port

1 GbE x4

0 x

WAN Port

1 GbE x1

Miscellaneous

ASUS RT AC1200GP

Official Website Link

TPLINK Archer A6 v3

12 VDC, 2 A

Power

12 VDC, 1 A

1

USB Ports

-

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